Traditional Apatani method of counting
When the leading men of Dutta and Hija villages came to Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf's house to recount their grievances against a Nyishi village and clan Licha, they brought a number of these small bamboo pieces kotiir, : Using them to enumerate cases of Nyishi injustice, they laid them out...
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Traditional Apatani method of counting [electronic resource] English. |
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| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1944.
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SOAS Digital Library.
FURER. RSA. PHOTOS. |
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| Summary: |
When the leading men of Dutta and Hija villages came to Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf's house to recount their grievances against a Nyishi village and clan Licha, they brought a number of these small bamboo pieces kotiir, : Using them to enumerate cases of Nyishi injustice, they laid them out on the two longer poles: one for each mithun stolen, debt unpaid, hostage held and so on : In this instance, 120 sticks were used, to represent as many of the enemy’s crimes : this traditional form of counting is still used on occasion, when large numbers are involved. |
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| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1944.
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| Subjects: | |
| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
FURER. RSA. PHOTOS. |
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© 1944, The Estate of Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf. The Estate is currently (2015) represented by Nicholas Haimendorf, son of Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf. ----- Creative Commons (by-nc-nd). -- This image may be used in accord with Creative Commons license Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs. |
| Place of Publication: |
India -- Arunachal Pradesh -- Lower Subansiri District -- Apatani River valley. |